Ethical Dilemma

Do we have the right to choose whether a person lives or dies? Does it make it the right thing to do if a diagnosis of a fetal abnormality is introduced? These are choices that many couples face on a daily basis after getting their baby tested for deformities. In this paper, a woman’s struggle with the diagnosis of her baby having Down’s syndrome will be examined; both her option of abortion and exploring other possibilities besides abortion. Ethical Dilemma Susan is a woman of integrity. She has a successful career and decides to incorporate a family into her plan. After trying for several years, she finally gets pregnant. This is a life event which should be exciting for most women, but after testing hers came with news that her baby has Down’s syndrome. Knowing her desire to keep a healthy balance between work and family, the doctors urge Susan to get an abortion, but she is uncomfortable with the suggestion. Susan seeks out advice from Richard, a professor of evolutionary biology, who spent his career trying to minimize human suffering. When the final question came up, should Susan abort her baby, Richards’s response was yes. His defense was that human beings should increase happiness and decrease suffering. In Richard’s explanation, there will be lifelong suffering for both Susan, as the baby’s caretaker, and her child with Down’s syndrome. He believes it to be immoral and should not be allowed to take place. Richard emphasizes that it is ultimately Susan’s decision, but he would recommend abortion. The difficult part of this scenario is that both the doctors and Richard are pushing for the abortion, even though Susan feels uncomfortable with this option. The problem with this solution of abortion is that both the doctors and Richard are claiming that because a baby has Down’s syndrome, they suffer. In an article interviewing parents of…...

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An Ethical Dilemma
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Mary Ryan
8/27/2012
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Ethical dilemmas come up often within the workplace and can be difficult to handle when an employee needs to choose between what’s right and what’s wrong based on their own morals and principals. Handling ethical issues should be pursued in a steady and cautious approach towards matters that can potentially be dangerous or illegal. (Mayhew) One ethical dilemma that I was caught in the middle of left me in a position where I was almost forced into firing a person because of their sexual orientation. I felt this was an unethical request, and really made me think twice about the company I was working for and representing.
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